Addressing the Pre-service Learning Needs of Education Majors in Math and Science Through Technology

www.k12science.org/alliancewww.k12science.org/alliance

Overview

Unique, complex, multi-state partnership 5 states 53 school systems in 3 states 6 pre-service institutions Collaborations with 5 regional organizations,

foundations to augment program

Background

A professional development project that prepares teachers to integrate technology into the curriculum in innovative ways that enhance student learning and support higher levels of achievement in core content areas.

Objectives

• improve teacher content knowledge across the curriculum

• provide leadership through a network of locally-distributed peer experts.

Key Aspects

Increase collaboration, linkages, support between community colleges and local schools

Disseminate acclaimed, standards-based curriculum and training materials

Provide training on curriculum content Implementation Use of supporting materials in a variety of

formats

Vision

“Engaging, authentic, and curriculum-relevant uses of the Internet by teachers and students that improve student achievement in core subjects, and that promote higher-order thinking, critical analysis, collaboration, and problem-solving”

Savvy Cyber Teacher® Curriculum

30-hour in-service courses provides invaluable resources which cannot be

delivered using other technologies, books, or other school resources

Savvy Cyber Teacher® Course Overview

•Week One: Introduction to the Internet in Education

•Week Two: Use of the Internet as a Communication Tool: Using E-mail in the Classroom

•Week Three: Enriching the Curriculum Through Telecollaborative Projects

•Week Four: Real Time Adventures on the Internet

•Week Five: Primary Sources and Multidisciplinary Connections

Savvy Cyber Teacher® Course Overview

•Week Six: Internet Searching Strategies: Finding Educational Web Sites on the Internet

•Week Seven: Classroom Implementation: Project Management Plans

•Week Eight: Project Management Plans II and Developing Implementation Web Pages

•Week Nine: Developing Implementation Web Pages (Continued)

•Week Ten: Presentations and Cyber-Poster Sessions

RecognitionRecognition

Recognition of curriculum materials by:

Emphasis on Classroom Implementation

Project Management Plans

-Time Management

-Technology Management

-Classroom Management

-Instructional Management

Implementation Web Sites

http://www.k12science.org/alliance/teacherwork/teacherwebsites.html#Miami

Unique & CompellingUnique & Compelling

Provide students with real world problem solving and critical thinking experiences

Address national and local standards Build teamwork and cooperative learning skills

– vital in the 21st Century workplace Help prepare students for profiency exams

(e.g. SAT, FCAT, etc.)

Pre-service

Key role of Community College in teacher preparation

Pre-service collaborative projects

Creation of pre-service Savvy Cyber Teacher® workshop

College Faculty Program

Background:

MDCC has approximately 5000 early childhood and elementary education majors

All of them receive their math and sciences education at MDCC before transferring to an upper division University

College Faculty Program

Background: Elementary and Middle School teachers take

only education courses after graduating from MDCC

In the Fall 2003, MDCC will offer a four year degree in math and science education.

Press Release: M-DCC WINS APPROVAL TO OFFER BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

http://www3.mdcc.edu/press_releases/4yr_degree2.htm

College Faculty Program

Purpose:

Faculty from the Alliance Plus program are training MDCC faculty teaching math, Sciences and EME to elementary and middle school education majors in the unique and compelling uses of the Internet in the classroom, to widen their knowledge in the areas mentioned above.

College Faculty Program

The units of the program include: Information Management Searching Strategies Inquiry-based Learning Telecollaboratives Real Time Data Sites Ask an Expert Sites Primary Sources Publication Protocol and Web Publishing

Weather Data

Historical Diary

Student Web Page

Keypal/ePal Exchange

WebQuests

Foreign Newspapers

Voting Records

Research

Online Quizzes

Lesson Plans

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Unique & Compelling

Innovative

Internet-based Applications

Unique & CompellingUnique & Compelling

Real time data:http://www.k12science2.org/training/realtimedata/

Communications toolhttp://www.k12science.org/askanexpert.html

Publishing student work Access primary source materials

http://www.k12science2.org/cyberteacher/v2/primarysource2.htm

Unique & CompellingUnique & Compelling

Use of the Internet to Access Real-Time Data

Students can access real-time information that can Students can access real-time information that can dynamically enrich their science lessons and impact on dynamically enrich their science lessons and impact on problem solving and critical thinking skills.problem solving and critical thinking skills. Weather Satellite Imageshttp://www.k12science2.org/realtimedatasites.html

Remote Sensing Data (e.g. Air Quality)http://www.k12science2.org/nationalprojects.html

Government Databases

Unique & CompellingUnique & Compelling

Use of the Internet as a Communication Tool

Students can use the Internet to communicate with experts in Students can use the Internet to communicate with experts in various fields, or with other classrooms and students from various fields, or with other classrooms and students from around the world.around the world. Ask-An-Expert Projectshttp://mathforum.org/dr.math/

Telementoringhttp://www.k12science.org/tutorials/telementoring/

Collaborative Projectshttp://www.k12science2.org/training/water1995/

Unique & CompellingUnique & Compelling

Use of the Internet to Publish Student WorkStudents can publish their work online where the whole world can Students can publish their work online where the whole world can see it, comment on it, and interact with the students about it.see it, comment on it, and interact with the students about it.

Student Presentations/Reports Integrates Reading, Writing and

Communications Skills Great Motivator!

Unique & CompellingUnique & Compelling

Use of the Internet to Access Primary Sources

Students now have access to digitally archived historical Students now have access to digitally archived historical documents, from the Library of Congress and National documents, from the Library of Congress and National Archives.Archives.

Diaries Historical Photographshttp://www.k12science2.org/cyberteacher/v2/primarysource1.htm

Creates Multidisciplinary Lessons